JP3425293B2 - clip - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip for attaching an article to a member to be attached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in an office desk, in order to hide the wiring of OA equipment such as a computer, a panel is attached to the rear surface of a curtain plate to form a wiring duct between the curtain plate and the panel. . In such a panel, the panel can be attached / detached because the panel is detached / attached when the wiring is redone by replacing the device.

In a conventional office desk provided with a panel for forming the above-mentioned wiring duct, the panel is screwed to a bracket provided on the desk body with bolts so that the panel can be attached / detached as described above. There is something.

[0004]

However, since the panel is attached by turning the bolt with a tool, there is a problem that workability during manufacturing is poor. Further, as described above, there is a problem that the bolt is easily lost when the panel is removed for changing the wiring.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems and realize that the panel and the like can be easily attached / removed, in the present invention, it is integrally connected to an attachment article. A clip adapted to be attached to an attachment hole provided in a member to be attached in a state of being formed, wherein a protrusion that is inserted into the attachment hole is formed in the main body of the clip, and the protrusion is attached to the attachment hole. An elastic engagement piece capable of elastically engaging with the backside portion of the mounting hole of the mounting member is provided to prevent it from slipping off in the inserted state, and is interlocked with the elastic engagement piece.
The operation lever is provided , and the operation lever is connected to the clip book.
By pushing it toward the body,
The force is displaced in the direction of releasing the engagement against the original force .

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail based on specific examples shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a desk 1 as a member to which the present invention is applied. Desk 1 in the figure
Is suitable for installing and using a personal computer 2 or the like on a desk, and a cable 3 can be wired along the curtain plate 1a thereof, and an attachment article of substantially the same size as the curtain plate 1a. The panel-shaped cover 4 is attached so as to face the curtain plate 1a as shown by an arrow A in the figure. By doing so, the curtain plate 1
A wiring duct is formed between a and the cover 4, and the cables 3 are housed in the wiring duct, so that the appearance is improved.

A clip 5 according to the present invention is used to attach the cover 4 to the desk 1. The structure of the clip 5 will be described below with reference to FIG. 2 showing its external appearance and FIG. 3 showing its longitudinal sectional view. As shown in FIG.
A bracket 6 for attaching the clip 5 is provided on the desk 1 side, and by attaching the clip 5 to the bracket 6 while supporting the cover 4, the cover 4 is fixed to the desk 1. ing.

The clip 5 is a case 5a constituting the main body.
And an operating lever 5b integrally assembled to the case 5a, each of which is molded of a synthetic resin material. The case 5a is formed with a container-shaped rectangular parallelepiped portion 7 that receives the operation lever 5b, and a bottomed tubular projection 8 having a rectangular cross-section that projects from the rectangular parallelepiped portion.
Further, the rectangular parallelepiped portion 7 has a rectangular outward flange portion 9.

In order to support the cover 4 by the rectangular parallelepiped portion 7, the cover 4 is provided with a support hole 4a having a size corresponding to the rectangular cross section of the rectangular parallelepiped portion 7. In addition, in order to connect the clip 5 to the bracket 6,
A mounting hole 6a having a size capable of supporting the protrusion 8 in a penetrating state is provided.

The projection 8 of the clip 5 is provided with an anchor leg piece 8a as a resilient engagement piece having a projection that naturally projects downward from the lower surface in the figure. In addition, an inclined guide surface facing the protruding direction of the protrusion 8 is formed on the protrusion of the anchor leg piece 8a, and when the protrusion 8 is inserted into the mounting hole 6a, the anchor guide surface escapes into the protrusion 8. The leg piece 8a can bend.

The rectangular parallelepiped portion 7 is provided with large and small engaging projections 7a and 7b on both left and right side surfaces thereof. The cover 4 is sandwiched between the engaging protrusions 7a and 7b and the outward flange portion 9 in the plate thickness direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, the operating lever 5b is
The clip 5 has a substantially triangular cross-section from the front side (the side opposite to the protrusion 8) to the anchor leg piece 8a, and is assembled so as to be received in the rectangular parallelepiped portion 7. A pair of shaft portions 10 are provided on both right and left side surfaces of the operation lever 5b so as to be opposite to each other and coaxially with each other, and a pair of recessed portions are provided on both inner side surfaces of the rectangular parallelepiped portion 7. Each shaft portion 10 is pivotally supported by a shaft supporting hole (not shown), and the operating lever 5b is tiltably supported as shown by an arrow C in the drawing.

The tip of the operating lever 5b extending to the anchor leg piece 8a has an anchor leg piece 8a.
Are formed in a pair of parallel walls so as to sandwich them from the left and right. A pair of pins 8b are provided on opposite left and right side surfaces of the anchor leg 8a sandwiched between the tip ends of the operation lever 5b, in opposite directions and coaxially. A pair of left and right guide grooves 11 that receive the pins 8b and engage with the pins 8b in a relatively displaceable manner are provided in the pair of wall-shaped portions at the tip of the operation lever 5b. Therefore, when the operation lever 5b is tilted, the anchor leg piece 8a can be displaced in the direction shown by the arrow D in the figure.

Next, how to attach the cover 4 to the desk 1 using the clip 5 assembled as described above will be described below. First, the clip 5 is inserted into the support hole 4a of the cover 4 as shown by the arrow B in FIG.
By bringing the outward flange 9 into contact with the surface of the cover 4, the cover 4 is sandwiched between the outward flange 9 and the engaging projections 7a and 7b as described above, and the cover 4 and the clip 5 are separated from each other. Be integrated.

By inserting the projection 8 of the clip 5 in the assembled state into the mounting hole 6a of the bracket 6, the anchor leg piece 8a elastically deforms, and the projection causes the edge of the mounting hole 6a to move as described above. When the projecting portion 8 is completely sunk into the mounting hole 6a after getting over, the anchor leg piece 8a is elastically restored on the back side of the mounting hole 6a of the bracket 6. Therefore, the state in which the protrusion 8 is attached to the bracket 6 is as shown in FIG. 3, and the clip 5 is prevented from coming off from the bracket 6 by the engagement of the anchor leg piece 8a, so that the cover 4 is attached to the desk 1. Attached to.

When the cover 4 is to be removed for rewiring, the operating lever 5b of the clip 5 is pushed as shown by the arrow F to operate the operating lever 5b as described above.
Is tilted, the anchor leg pieces 8a are interlocked and deformed as shown by an arrow D against the elastic restoring force. Therefore,
Since the protrusion of the anchor leg piece 8a can be buried in the protrusion 8, the engagement state with the bracket 6 is released, and the protrusion 8
Can be easily pulled out from the mounting hole 6a of the bracket 6.

In this way, the cover 4 can be detached from the bracket 6 or the desk 1 by a simple operation without performing a work such as turning a screw and thus without using any tool. It is extremely effective to apply the structure of the present invention to a portion where it is difficult to work, such as under a desk, because workability is improved. In addition, the distance between the shaft portion 10 and the pushing position is increased, and the positions of the pin 8b and the anchor leg piece 8a are appropriately applied by applying the principle of leverage to make the clip disengagement operation a small pushing force. Can be carried out, and the work can be further facilitated.

The clip 5 is provided with a ridge 7c at the lower edge of the front opening of the rectangular parallelepiped portion 7.
The ridges 7c are for locking the operation lever 5b which tends to project to the front side by the elastic restoring force of the anchor leg piece 8a. Further, when the cover is removed, the belly of the finger 12 that pressed the operation lever 5b is hooked on the ridge 7c, thereby acting as a claw when removing the cover 4, and one-handed work is possible.

A clip 5 is attached to the removed cover 4.
Is still attached, and there is no problem of losing the bolt when the bolt or the like is used as in the conventional example. Also, when reattaching, as described above, it can be performed by a simple operation of just pushing.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the clip can be engaged with and attached to the attachment hole by the restoring force of the elastic engagement piece provided on the clip, and the elastic engagement piece Since the engagement can be released by the operation lever, it is possible to easily attach / detach the clip adapted to be attached to the attachment hole provided in the attachment target member while being integrally coupled to the article.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a desk to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of an essential part showing a mounting procedure of the clip of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing an attached state of a clip.

FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 showing a procedure for removing the clip.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 desk 1a curtain plate 2 personal computer 3 cables 4 cover 4a Support hole 5 clips 5a case 5b Operation lever 6 bracket 6a Mounting hole 7 Rectangular part 7a ・ 7b Engagement protrusion 7c ridge 8 protrusions 8a anchor leg 8b pin 9 Outward flange 10 Shaft 11 Guide groove 12 fingers

Continuation of the front page (56) Bibliographical reference 2-9313 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) F16B 5/00-5/12 F16B 2/00-2 / 24 F16B 12/00-12/60 F16B 1/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A clip adapted to be attached to a mounting hole provided in a member to be mounted in a state of being integrally coupled to a mounting article, wherein a main body of the clip is provided with a protruding portion to be inserted into the mounting hole. formed, together with the protrusion providing resilient engagement pieces which can engage resiliently engaged with the rear portion of the mounting hole of the mounting member so as to retaining in a inserted condition into the mounting hole, the resilient Engaging piece
An operation lever interlocked provided, pushing toward the operating lever into the clip body and
Allows the resilient engagement piece to engage the resilient force against the restoring force.
A clip characterized by being displaced in the direction to release the . 2. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the operating lever is tiltably supported by the main body of the clip, and is linked to the elastic engagement piece by a link.